(Universidad EAFIT, 2017-10) Suárez, María Camila; Cardona Ángel, Yised; Universidad EAFIT
This article is concerned with the role of the media in the formation of a deliberative public opinion. deliberative public opinion, investigating whether the way in which the Colombian media have dealt with the issue of international drug criminalization favors the formation of this type of public opinion. formation of this type of public opinion. The current state of international drug policy and the international drug policy and the configuration of the criminalization discourse are contextualized. A content analysis of 802 news and informative articles in El Tiempo and El Espectador is carried out. Tiempo and El Espectador, taking into account the tendency they presented with respect to the two approaches to international drug policy. the two approaches to international drug policy: the war on drugs and public health. war on drugs and public health